Crop production, harvest and storage improvements have reduced the amount and number of mycotoxins in feed grains. Even with these improvements, data suggests that mycotoxins remain a significant problem for livestock producers....
Current consumer preference trends and increasing government regulation continue to drive interest in reduced antibiotic use and increased use of antibiotic alternatives, such as yeast probiotics. ...
Feeding live yeast probiotics to livestock has been a beneficial practice for centuries. Specifically, feeding them to pigs has demonstrated performance and health improvements....
The main roles of colostrum are to provide energy, passive and active defenses and to promote the development of the baby pig’s organs. Newborn baby pigs are sterile in utero with no immunity transfer from the placenta....
Heat stress occurs when a pig is unable to maintain a comfortable body temperature due to high environmental heat and humidity. This becomes especially critical in larger pigs like sows who have a high metabolic rate and limited ability to cool themselves. ...
More than 85-90% of the forage’s fiber could be degraded in a well working rumen. The forage fiber characteristics represent the key point to improve feed efficiency, considering their effects on diet digestibility, dry matter intake and ruminal fermentation pattern control....
At Phileo we are committed to pushing the boundaries of animal care to better nourish and protect the planet....
The increasing development of farmed rabbit production is being driven by the excellent nutritious quality of rabbit meat. Rabbits are well known as a quick-breeding source of low-fat, high-protein meat with the added appeal that their prolificacy, compared to other animals, is a rapid means...
Phileo by Lesaffre is committed to providing customers with a wide range of highly effective yeast probiotics, researched and developed according to extensive trials evidence and practical user experience. ...
One of the factors affecting the structural quality of pelleted feed is the conditioning process. During conditioning the feed mash is softened and heated in preparation for pelleting. During conditioning, steam quality, temperature, residence time and type of conditioner have the most influence on pellet...
In a previous article, we have seen that physical pellet quality is dependent on the component composition of raw materials used in the formulation. The next question to ask is which other factors affect pellet quality. How do pelletizing processes and their conditions affect physical...
Ruminants have a unique digestive physiology characterized by a pre-systemic fermentation and digestion of plant constituents such as cellulose by microorganisms comprising the ruminal flora....